Taliban authorities said Pakistani forces launched mortar and rocket attacks into Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 70 others.
The Taliban said the strikes hit residential areas and the Syed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Asadabad, leaving students, women, and children among the wounded.
Video shows students running out of classrooms after reported Pakistani strikes hit the Faculty of Education at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Asadabad.
The footage captures panic on campus as the sound of explosions sends students fleeing for safety.
Sources said that… pic.twitter.com/ZXzYtP06LV
— Amu TV (@AmuTelevision) April 27, 2026
The Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, Hamdullah Fitrat, said civilians and educational facilities were deliberately targeted in the attack.
“We unequivocally condemn these actions by the Pakistani military regime, in which civilian populations as well as educational and academic institutions were intentionally targeted, and we regard these actions as grave and inexcusable war crimes, a blatant act of brutality, and a provocative action,” he said in a post on X.
Today, April 27, 2026, the military regime of Pakistan once again conducted artillery shelling using mortars and rockets against multiple areas of Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar, as well as parts of Manogai District.
In these attacks, which commenced at 2:00 PM,… pic.twitter.com/vnpTU2W6be— Hamdullah Fitratحمدالله فطرت (@FitratHamd) April 27, 2026
Pakistan rejected the allegations, calling them false and politically motivated. “Pakistan’s targeting is precise and intelligence based. No strike has been carried out on Syed Jamaluddin Afghani University. The claims are frivolous and fake,” the ministry said.
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TOLOnews has claimed Pakistani military conducted 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞/𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 on Kunar province, Afghanistan on April 27, 2026, targeting 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝… pic.twitter.com/F1xVfx9RHc— Fact Checker MoIB (@FactCheckerMoIB) April 27, 2026
The latest violence marks a sharp escalation in tensions between the neighbors, whose relations have deteriorated since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring militants who carry out attacks in Pakistan, a claim the Taliban denies.
The fighting follows months of relative calm after the two sides agreed to a Chinese-mediated ceasefire during talks in Urumqi in March.
Violence has eased since the Urumqi talks were announced, though sporadic clashes have been reported. Security officials said three people were killed in mortar shelling by Afghan forces in Pakistan’s northern Bajaur region on April 18.
